The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-05-26

Portage County is entitled to only
five delegates to the Democratic State
Convention.
Deputy Cal. McManus went to
Cleveland Monday to escort Washing
ton Morey to the Workhouse.
Letters remaining in the Postoffice
at Ravenna May "a, 1857.
Mrs. Kat Bell, Mr.. William Keiser,
Mr.. Teal, M. D.
J. N. Huntley's house, ON Rose
Hill" and M. T. Cutters, on Liberty
HILL" shine with new paint. Warren
Carts has done job of work which he
may well be proud of.
o. v. Ssarl has accepted situation
as travelling salesman for the Cleve-
land Baking Company, for the State
of New York, and will leave on Mon
day next on his first trip.
We acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to be present at the dedioa-
tion of the Ancient Accepted Scotch
Rite Temple, Friday, the 9th inst +,
corner of Perry and Garden streets,
Valley of Cleveland"
The Operettas Fairyland" and the
Merry Company" which are to be
given tomorrow friday evening, at
the Opera House, will be one of the
most interesting entertainments of the
season. Don't miss it.
Mr.. w. D. Durham having pur-
chased the house SO long occupied by
the late John Gillis, Esq has moved
the main part to his lot opposite the
Union School building and put in
first class shape for dwelling.
A friendly match between the Gun
Clubs of Kent and Cuyahoga Falls,
held on the grounds of the Kent club,
on Thursday afternoon, resulted in .
tie, II for each. In shooting off the
tie the Kent Club were the winners.
We notice in Belding & Gibbons
window. large painting of our jolly
friend, Pete Snyder, in his racing
shell-the work Of Mrs. D. v. Dawley,
of this city, who has also lifelike
picture of Mr.. A. II. Parsons "out on
huht," and other specimens of her
work, which do credit to the skill of
the artist.
A. Fl. Day Post. G. A. R. are making
preparations for q grand blowout"
on the occasion of the visit of Com
mander-in-Chief Fairchild to Kent
place, on the 10th of June. The exer-
cises will be held on the grounds of the
Pioneer Association. and will include
speeches, music, dinner, &c, and will
probably wind up with ''camp fire"
and dance in the evening. The Or.
rangements are not yet completed, but
the program will be given later.
A valuable mare belonging to Mr..
John Myers, of Edinburg. was taken
with inflammation of the bowels while
in town, on Thursday last, and died
after a few hours of suffering. A post
morten examination proved the dag
nosis of the ". g., Mr.. Fletcher, to be
correct, but the animal was beyond
the reach of medicine when he was
called.
Last Thursday Mr.. E. Halstead and
an assistant were bringing fat steer
to town when near the residence OF
r. 9. Elkins the animal became wild,
and proceeded to make q wreck OF
everything which got in the way. 1t
first upset blackboard, turning il
wheels up and throwing the horse.
Mr.. Geo. Wstmors, of Cuyahoga Falls,
came spinning along tho road on his
bicycle, and the enraged animal made
a dive for the machine, and catching
it on his horns, threw rider and ali
into the ditch. Fortunately Mr.. Wet
more was not seriously injured and
escaped by climbing the fence, but his
wheel was badly twisted up. The
steer was finally quieted and driven
to the slaughter house.